avail

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• /əˈveɪl/
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From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: օգուտ (ōgut) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Bulgarian: полза (polza) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Bulgarian: облага (oblaga) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Finnish: hyöty — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• German: Erfolg — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Macedonian: ко́рист (kórist) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Macedonian: ќар (ḱar) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Macedonian: по́лза (pólza) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Norwegian: nytte — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Persian: فایده (fâyede) — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Polish: korzyść — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Polish: pożytek — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Portuguese: valia — benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
• Bulgarian: печалба (pečalba) — proceeds
• Bulgarian: средства (sredstva) — proceeds
• Finnish: tulot — proceeds
• Finnish: tuotto — proceeds
• Polish: dochód — proceeds
• Polish: przychód — proceeds
• Polish: zysk — proceeds
• Polish: wpływy — proceeds
• Armenian: օգտվել (ōgtvel) — to turn to the advantage of
• Armenian: օգուտ քաղել (ōgut kʻaġel) — to turn to the advantage of
• Bulgarian: помагам (pomagam) — to turn to the advantage of
• Bulgarian: подпомагам (podpomagam) — to turn to the advantage of
• Bulgarian: от полза съм (ot polza sǎm) — to turn to the advantage of
• Catalan: prevaler-se — to turn to the advantage of
• Catalan: aprofitar-se — to turn to the advantage of
• Dutch: profiteren — to turn to the advantage of
• Dutch: grijpen — to turn to the advantage of
• Esperanto: utiligi — to turn to the advantage of
• Finnish: hyödyntää — to turn to the advantage of
• Finnish: käyttää hyväkseen — to turn to the advantage of
• French: profiter — to turn to the advantage of
• French: saisir — to turn to the advantage of
• German: ausnutzen — to turn to the advantage of
• Italian: avvalersi — to turn to the advantage of
• Macedonian: иско́ристи (iskóristi) — to turn to the advantage of
• Polish: korzystać — to turn to the advantage of
• Polish: skorzystać — to turn to the advantage of
• Portuguese: valer-se — to turn to the advantage of
• Portuguese: aproveitar — to turn to the advantage of
• Russian: воспо́льзоваться (vospólʹzovatʹsja) — to turn to the advantage of
• Russian: испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ) — to turn to the advantage of
• Serbo-Croatian: valjati — to turn to the advantage of
• Spanish: aprovechar — to turn to the advantage of
• Swedish: nyttja — to turn to the advantage of
• Armenian: նպաստել (npastel) — to be of service to
• Armenian: օգնել (ōgnel) — to be of service to
• Bulgarian: служа (služa) — to be of service to
• Bulgarian: послужа (posluža) — to be of service to
• Bulgarian: допринасям (doprinasjam) — to be of service to
• Bulgarian: допринеса (doprinesa) — to be of service to
• Dutch: dienen — to be of service to
• Finnish: hyödyttää — to be of service to
• Finnish: auttaa — to be of service to
• French: servir — to be of service to
• German: helfen — to be of service to
• German: nützen — to be of service to
• Macedonian: слу́жи (slúži) — to be of service to
• Polish: przydawać się — to be of service to
• Polish: przydać się — to be of service to
• Portuguese: adiantar — to be of service to
• Portuguese: servir — to be of service to
• Portuguese: valer — to be of service to
• Russian: помога́ть (pomogátʹ) — to be of service to
• Russian: помо́чь (pomóčʹ) — to be of service to
• Russian: приноси́ть по́льзу (prinosítʹ pólʹzu) — to be of service to
• Spanish: servir — to be of service to
• Armenian: նպաստել (npastel) — to promote; to assist
• Bulgarian: помагам (pomagam) — to promote; to assist
• Bulgarian: помогна (pomogna) — to promote; to assist
• Bulgarian: подпомагам (podpomagam) — to promote; to assist
• Bulgarian: подпомогна (podpomogna) — to promote; to assist
• Dutch: bevorderen — to promote; to assist
• Finnish: edistää — to promote; to assist
• Macedonian: по́могне (pómogne) — to promote; to assist
• Macedonian: по́мага (pómaga) — to promote; to assist
• Polish: pomagać — to promote; to assist
• Polish: pomóc — to promote; to assist
• Russian: соде́йствовать (sodéjstvovatʹ) — to promote; to assist
• Armenian: օգնել (ōgnel) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Armenian: օգուտ բերել (ōgut berel) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Bulgarian: от полза съм (ot polza sǎm) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Bulgarian: помагам (pomagam) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Bulgarian: помогна (pomogna) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Dutch: baten — to be of use (intransitive)
• Dutch: nuttig zijn — to be of use (intransitive)
• Finnish: onnistua — to be of use (intransitive)
• Finnish: hyödyttää — to be of use (intransitive)
• Macedonian: по́могне (pómogne) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Polish: przydawać się — to be of use (intransitive)
• Polish: przydać się — to be of use (intransitive)
• Portuguese: adiantar — to be of use (intransitive)
• Russian: быть поле́зным (bytʹ poléznym) — to be of use (intransitive)
• Swedish: duga — to be of use (intransitive)